Jazz 90, Pistons 87

Charlie Villanueva #31 of the Detroit Pistons posts up against Derrick Favors #15 and Earl Watson #11 of the Utah Jazz on January 12, 2013 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. (Getty Images/Allan Einstein)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (97.1 THE TICKET/AP) – Brandon Knight helped lead Detroit with 16 points but it’s not enough as the Pistons fall to the Utah Jazz 90-87 on Saturday night.

Knight missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds that would have tied the game after the Pistons trailed by 13 points with 3:26 left.

Al Jefferson scored 10 of his 20 points in the third quarter, as the Utah Jazz rallied to beat the Pistons.

Jefferson helped the Jazz outscore Detroit 25-11 in the third, powering them to their first lead after trailing by as many as 15 points.

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